Toy



Jan. 15 1924. 1,481,105

J. G. LEVY TOY Filed Sept. 12 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J. G. LEVY TOY Jan. 15 1924. 1,481,105

Filed Sept. 12 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet Z .1 a4, anon Woz- @%abl mm reared Jan. 15, i924.

UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE...

JULES G. LEVY, OF CEDARH URST, NEW YORK.

TOY.

Application. filed September 12, 192;. Serial no. 500,103

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ULES G. LEVY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cedarhurst Long Island in the county of Nassau and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates generally to toys and particularly to toys which include struc-- tural features which provide for mechanical movement.

An object of the invention is to provide a toy of the animated figuretype that will be simple and inexpensive to manufacture, certain in its operation, and that will provide entertainment and amusement to a child or older person because of its interesting simulation of the activities of a real-life person engaged in play.

A feature of the invention resides in the provision of a figure representing a baseball player in whose hands is a bat, of means for holding a miniature baseball in position to be engaged by the bat when swung by the player, and of means for causing the player to 1swing the bat into engagement with the ba 1.

Other features of the invention will be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, in which a preferred form of the invention has been selected for illustration,

Figure 1 is a embodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary detail shown in section of a ball holder formin part of the device shown in Figure 1.

- THguI-e 4 is a fragmentary detail shown partly in section and partly in plan of a portion of the device shown in Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along the line 55 of means for operating the device shown in Figure 1, the parts arranged in one operating position.

Figure 6 is a view similar to Figure 5 showing the parts in another operating position. I

Referring to the drawings for a more detailed description of the invention, a toy figure is shown at 1 in Fi res 1 and 2 which simulates a baseball p ayer holding a hat 2. The figure is supported on a base or platform 3 attached to an upright post 4 which passes upwardly through the figure 1 vent relative rotation between the front elevation of a device and is attached thereto in a manner to prepost and the figure.

The upright post 4 to which the figure 1 is attached passes downwardly into a hollow base portion 5 containing any suitable drivng means such as a spring motor 6 which is arranged to brin about a movement of the figure 1 that wil simulate the swinging of a hat on a ball by a baseball player. This motion is brought about by the motion of a cam member 7 which is rotated by the motor, with a laterally extending arm 8 carried by the vertical post 4. It will be seen that the -of the drawing to that indicated in Figure 5, the armswinging back to its original p0- sltion in F igure 6 as it passes over the shoulder 9 of the cam. This latter movement of the arm 8 is brought about by the action of a contractile spring 10 attached at one end to the arm and at the other end to the anchoring member 11 formed in a side wall of the motor casing.

The gradual movement of the arm 8 to its retracted position has the effect of slowly rotating the batsman about a vertical axis and thereby moving the bat 2 to a position from which it can be swung at the ball in an obvious manner.

Mounted on the base member 5 in a proper relation to the figure 1 is an upright ballsupporting member 12 having a notch or cutaway recess 13 through which the end of the bat 2 is swung in its operative movement nd it will be seen that the movement of the bat from the full line position shown in Figure 4 to the dotted line position shown in the Same figure will bring the extremity of the bat against a miniature baseball 14 occupyin a position in the notch or gap 13.

The ba l-supporting member 12 is formed of a tubular member having a solid core 15 with a concave upper extremity 16 substantially registering with the lower edge of the notch 13'inthe side of the member 12. The hollowed-out or concave extremity of the core 15 acts as a support or holder for a ball member 14 as will be clear. That portion tion of the ball holding member to supply Qwinding key or equivalent member 17 and it will be seen that the rotation of the cam member 7 as produced by the operation of the motor will intermittently retract the operating arm 8 and thereby produce a series of movements simulating the swinging of the bat at the ball. In order to stop the operation of the motor a detent 18 is provided which can be rotated into the dotted line position shown in Figure 6 to thereby engage the face of the cam member 7 and stop the rotation thereof in an obvious manner. The detent 18 is provided with a handle member 19 projecting from an end of the base member 5 for manipulation by the operator. 7

What is claimed is:

1. In a toy, a figure simulating a ball player holding a bat, means for swing ng the figure and bat through a ball striking position, and a ball holder having an opening through which the extremity of the bat may be swung-to engage and propel a ball, said holder being adapted to contain a vertical series of balls with the lowermost ball held in said opening whereby balls will be fed successively from the vertical series into .position to be engaged by the hat.

2. In a toy, a base member, a figure on said base member simulating a ball player holding a bat, an upright ball supporting member on the base adjacent said figure for holding a series of balls in superimposed position, a recess in the ball supporting member for the lowermost ball and means for swinging the figure whereby the bat will engage the lowermost ball when swung.

3. In a toy, a hollow base member, a figure on said base member simulating a ball player holding a bat, means within said base member for swinging the bat, and an upright ball supporting member on the base adjacent said player for supporting a series of balls in superlmposed position said ball supporting member having a recess'for the lowermost ball to be engaged by the bat when swung. L

4:. In a toy, a hollow base member, a figure on said base member simulating a ball player holding a bat, means within said base memberfo-r swinging the figure and bat and an upright supporting member on the base for holding a series of balls in superimposed position, said ball supporting member having a recess for the lowermost ball to be engaged by the bat when swung.

5. In a toy, a hollow base member, a figure on said base member simulating a ball player holding a bat, said figure being mounted on the base member to partially rotate about a vertical axis, means within said base for swinging the figure and bat about the vertical axis, and an upright ball supporting member on the base adjacent the player for holding a'series of balls in position, said ball supporting member having a recess for the through a ball striking position, a ball supporting member on the base for holding a vertical series of balls in position, said member having a recess for the lowermost ball to be engaged and propelled by the swinging bat whereby balls will be fed successively from the vertical series into position to be engaged by the bat.

7. In a toy, a base member, a figure on said base member simulating a game player holding a club, a ball supporting chamber at an angle to the base adjacent said figure for holding a series of balls, an outlet, in the ball supporting chamber in the path of movement of the club through which the lowermost ball is ejected, a seat adjacent the outlet for checking the advance of the balls, and means for swinging the figure whereby the club will eject the lowermost ball when swung.

8. In a toy, a base member, a figure on said base member simulating a game player holding a club, means within said base member for swinging the club, a ball chamber at an angle to the base adj aoent said player for supporting a series of balls in column formation, said ball supporting chamber having a portion'of its wall cut away to provide a ball ejecting aperture in the path of movement of the club through which aperture the lowermost ball is projected, and means for swinging the figure.

9. In a toy, a base member, a figure on said base member simulating a game layer holding a striking implement, a ball supportin chamber on the base member ar range at an angle to the base member and adjacent the figure for holding a plurality of balls in column formation with the lowermost ball in the path of movement of said striking implement and means for swinging the figure whereby the striking implement will engage the ball when swung.

- 10. In a toy, a base member, a figure on said basemember simulating a game player holding a striking implement, a ball supporting chamber on the base member arranged at an angle to the base and adjacent the figure for holding a plurality of balls.

in column formation, said ball supporting chamber having a transverse opening therein for exposing one of the balls in the path of movement of the striking implement,

means for checking the ball at the exposed associated with said chamber for receivi position and means for swinging the figure one of said balls and holding it in.the pa ifi whereby the striking implement will enof movement of the striking implement, and gage the exposed ball when swung. means for swinging the figure whereby the 5 1.1. In a toy, a base member, a figure on striking implement will engage the ball in 16 the base member simulating a game player its path when the figure is swung.

holding a striking implement, said base In testimony whereof I aflix my signamember being provided with a chamber arllr ranged in upright position on the base mem- 10 her for holding a plurality of balls, means JULES G. LEVY. 

